The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-29

made ninety nine round trips, carry
ing the following freights: Cotton,
bslee, 1900; cotton seed, tons, 5000;
hides, pounds, $4,000; slaves, number:
500, 900; cattle, head, 1900; hogs, head,
$500; wood, cords, 1000; lumber,
sawed, feet, 100000; timber (loge), |
feet, 5000, 900. Return freights, gen.
ersl merchandise and plantation sup
plies.
YAzoo RIVER.
The work on this stream resulted In |
putting IL In fair navigable condition,
EXCEPT in the eighty.f0ur miles above
Yazoo City to Wssp lake. and below
Yszoo City at Short and O'Neirs creeks,
where considerable work is yet 10.
quired. The river men seem to be
much pleased, both as to quantity and
quality OF work performed.
II appropriations were msde 30 as to
allow about four months work each
year, this river could be KEEP. in good
navigable condition. The
temporary repairs Of the iron srsg'
bost Msigs In September and October,
1889, enabled her to do agood sesso0's
work without disaster, but 1t 10 not
considered safe to use her au'
other year without COM
plets overhsuling. There are now
seventeen holes and cracks In the
bottom and tidss, some OF them 90
much ss six feet long. The boat ie
kept shost chiefly by the method OF
bsttens, which are long three.inch
pauks cushioned with old blankets
and mattress filing and held 10 place
by wedged stanchions. While this
method Is a necessity, II Is very
destructive to the boat in ehoal water,
ss In hauling over the bars the weight
Of the boat 10 made 10 bear upon the
s,anchicns and go punch mp the deck.
A epecial appropriation should be
made for this work. 1t would require
about $4,000. A email steamboat Is
much needed, which would cost q oout
$4,000. A crane boat 10 also wanted,
the cost Of which and Its working
during the season would be $l5 ,0O0.
The bar at the mouth Ia becoming q
serious obstruction. recommend the
CO ustruclion OF q pumping dTedge, to
bs used on this and otter bars, TO cost
$1,000. Altogether. about $4,000
could be proftably expended In one
season.
There are two bridges across Yssoo
river, one near Vicksburg and the
other Just abuve Yszoo City. The lat
ter, q county bridge, 10 q very danger
GUS structure, and should be rebuilt
20 as TO give clear openings OF O. leas
1875 fest.
Commercial Statistics-Duripg cal
ander year, 1885, q dozen steamboat
nayisated the river the entire yesr
and the estimated value OF the com
merce was given al $2,646, 900. A por
lion OF the freights which formerl!
vent by river 10 now moved by tn
: Illinois Central railroad.
RID RIVER.
The operations Of the four snap
4 boats extended over almost the entir
1 portion Of the Red river within ihi
!. district, the Florence and Wsgne
4 having worked above Shreveport (
Z Garland. Ark, and the Meigs an
a Howell below Shreveport TO IN
= mouth OF Atchsfalaya, The work Q
4 the past year has resulted In freeip
A the chapnel OF tho mrs. dangerous oh
structiopp. N ar Shady s de, abou
fifteen miles ebOvs Shreveport, ther
:, remains an old aud d'pg-rous collet
u ton Of obsiiucto9F, klown as th
"damn stumpe," which will be n
= moved by meas OF explosives Q
5 s-tn ~ Ss'er reSehas i,vo abe stag
!. The river Is nos g-vbsbly fresr OF OF
= st'uc'icn than l. hss been TO- year
u but a Yea, amount Of work still y
y maire. The TX thus far done ha
!. had he q CT Of reducing insurauc
q on properly shippet nv river, an
b. s'so II lowering height rates at con
= peting points aud along the banss {
the river, berids improving the nav
. cation, dimin ishing the ritks iheret
!, aud shortening time of delivery {
' products and supplies. The COUNT
y bordering on tbs river 1, fertile, aud |
improvement advances II will corr
spbndingly develop, ald comm6Ic
h and navigation largely increased.
!. Commercial Statistics -Duriny IN
> calendar year Of 1888 the estimate
}. viue 81 con- msrce Of the stream "
10 given at $l2,000,0O0.
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